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population at this time. >> i made the it not better arm of america. not making clear his role with the court cases also would that act with an tom daschle, mcgovern a did try to stop it but -- stood in front of the train ended not let the compensation act go through. so ted as a teenager survived the holocaust so there's not much he could contribute to scare him and so for that reason he was legislator of the year. but i do want to correct something. the perception is that american veterans and in fact, the problems have been addressed and in particular the families of birth defects, the biggest concern right now of the amount veterans is not in our kids but grandkids. not one week that goes by we did not have a young woman called the office and talk about the anomalies and her child and one thing to know is it due to exposure of vietnam? the institute of medicine process that we have in place with the by the annual review is a passive process. they can only review original science done by somebody else. currently there is not a single scientific stud
population at this time. >> i made the it not better arm of america. not making clear his role with the court cases also would that act with an tom daschle, mcgovern a did try to stop it but -- stood in front of the train ended not let the compensation act go through. so ted as a teenager survived the holocaust so there's not much he could contribute to scare him and so for that reason he was legislator of the year. but i do want to correct something. the perception is that american...
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poland, the family patriarch who died recently, the longest-owning owner of a major sports franchise in america, changed the nam of this team from the washington bullets to the washington wizards because of the sensitivity of the issue over the gun violence. the family is apparently extremely upset. the police and u.s. attorney's office are conducting an investigation to see whether deceases strict gun control rules were violated. >> after the game, he spoke with reporters saying he used bad judgment taking the guns into the locker room and denies about gambling saying there is a misconception about him and crittendon and he said he would deal with police on monday. >>> next at 11, elton john and eminem teamed up in 2001. they getting together, this time for a series on a personal matter. we have the news edge on. that get ready for cold. >> cold arctic air settling in. we have a wind advisory in effect, until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. i would not be surprised if it's extended. the gusts from 45 to 50 miles an hour and also, windchill advisory in effect for areas to our west and to our north.
poland, the family patriarch who died recently, the longest-owning owner of a major sports franchise in america, changed the nam of this team from the washington bullets to the washington wizards because of the sensitivity of the issue over the gun violence. the family is apparently extremely upset. the police and u.s. attorney's office are conducting an investigation to see whether deceases strict gun control rules were violated. >> after the game, he spoke with reporters saying he used...
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estes is c-span's "america and the courts." next, presentations from the week of the supreme court's special. first, william suter and his job, and how the supreme court decides to take cases. >> what are redoing today? >> we have a session in court this morning, announcing the orders from last week's conference, and we have the announcement of two opinions. and removing the admission of the attorneys to different groups. largely, today was a ceremonial day. this is the morning coat. it is a very traditional outfit. here in court, it is worn by the marshall of the court and myself and also the solicitor general of the united states and his staff where it while they argue cases here. some of the women in the staff do not with a code. -- where the coach. one of the women here is a deputy, and she wears it herself. we traditionally wear it when the court is in public, wearing robes. so when we are upstairs, and at the inauguration of the president. so it is very traditional. years and years and years ago, all attorneys arguing cas
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meet olivia rose, the baltimore newborn that is the first 2010 baby in america. the greater baltimore medical center has actually had three of the first new year's babies in the past six years. olivia's parents welcomed her into the world just four second after midnight. the new year's baby weighs in at 7 pounds 13.8 ounces, 20eu6r7b8gs long. a couple minutes later, joseph elliott came into the world. the son of james and aaron taylor was born at 12:03 in alexandria. little joseph has the title of first baby born in the washington region. and we give our congratulations to both families. >> yeah, that's nice for new year's. >> it is. >> they're coming into cold weather, however. take a look at the wind out there. we've got a wind advisory until 6:00 p.m., winds 45
meet olivia rose, the baltimore newborn that is the first 2010 baby in america. the greater baltimore medical center has actually had three of the first new year's babies in the past six years. olivia's parents welcomed her into the world just four second after midnight. the new year's baby weighs in at 7 pounds 13.8 ounces, 20eu6r7b8gs long. a couple minutes later, joseph elliott came into the world. the son of james and aaron taylor was born at 12:03 in alexandria. little joseph has the title...
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america fretted, fearful a 6-year-old boy was inside of this balloon as it floated across the colorado sky. he wasn't there and his parents pleaded guilty to charges of making it all up. the year was full of police chases, and this was the money shot, literally, cash cascading from a suspected drug-runners truck. >> i saw it was $100 bills flying from the sky. >> reporter: there were kids in cars. check out the 7-year-old in utah who drove home. he stole his dad's vehicle to skip church. in the end he probably was praying he would be spared his father's wrath. this philadelphia baseball dad caught a foul ball. his 3-year-old daughter quickly threw it back. all he could do is hug her, nothing like a father's love. this proposal of love made misty a little misty as dennis popped the question from an indiana field. and before the i-dos this minnesota groom and bride boogied down the aisle. the prime minister was blood deed after a protestor smashed a statuette into his face. remember the iraqi that threw a shoe into president bush. and then someone tried to put a foot in his mouth. and th
america fretted, fearful a 6-year-old boy was inside of this balloon as it floated across the colorado sky. he wasn't there and his parents pleaded guilty to charges of making it all up. the year was full of police chases, and this was the money shot, literally, cash cascading from a suspected drug-runners truck. >> i saw it was $100 bills flying from the sky. >> reporter: there were kids in cars. check out the 7-year-old in utah who drove home. he stole his dad's vehicle to skip...
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and coming from the department of homeland security and the number one terrorist threat to america is the right-wing extremist, the conservative party or anybody who opposes the war or anything like that. and what did you think our country would be better served if our military was here to protect us and not spread throughout the world and the middle east like you said intervening all of this things and dropping drones on yemen and pakistan and innocent people and what ever. >> host: ambassador crocker? >> guest: you're absolutely right the primary duty of any administration is the security of america and the american people. that was true in the bush administration just as it is true in the obama administration. the challenge comes in figuring out how that is best done. in the will of the 21st century, where our threats come from non-state actors, groups like al qaeda it is a more complicated process and difficult one in many respects than it was during the cold war era. but again, one thing i would say to all of the c-span viewers is think carefully when you use the word enemy and d
and coming from the department of homeland security and the number one terrorist threat to america is the right-wing extremist, the conservative party or anybody who opposes the war or anything like that. and what did you think our country would be better served if our military was here to protect us and not spread throughout the world and the middle east like you said intervening all of this things and dropping drones on yemen and pakistan and innocent people and what ever. >> host:...
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you can log on-line for more information at new america dot net. a link available to c-span dot o'n org. texas call. caller: good morning. i got four sons. and three different universities and one in junior college. if i had a professional i would pull them out. they walk around like a sack over their head like nothing going to happen to this country. that's like having a bandit outside your house and opening the door. i don't know why everyone is so against israel. the only way is to get independent on oil in our own country that will hurt those countries. that's all i got to say. guest: um... you know, i don't consider myself antiisraeli. i don't think i've said anything this morning that can be construed as antiisraeli in any way. i understand certainly you're not the first person to suggest that the united states could be energy independent that we could basically extra kate from dealing with the problems in the middle east but i think frankly energy independence is an illusion or myth. we can't do it. so, i think, you know we're going to be in
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from new york, defending from new york, defending freedom, good night, america. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> bret: next on "special report," as the christmas day bombing subject makes his first appearance in court, critics say the administration should have been aware of the threat from the group it says was behind the attack. as the u.s. targets one of those men, there are questions about legal rights and wrongs in the war on terror. new unemployment numbers are out, but they don't tell the whole story. and how will differences in abortion policy be resolved in healthcare reform legislation. part five of jim angle's series. all that, plus the fox all-stars and the friday lightning round right here, right now. welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. the man authorities say tried to blow up an american airliner on christmas day went before a judge today. correspondent steve brown has the story from detroit. in his first court appearance, umar farouk abdulmutallab through his attorney pled not guilty to all six counts in the federal indictment cha
from new york, defending from new york, defending freedom, good night, america. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> bret: next on "special report," as the christmas day bombing subject makes his first appearance in court, critics say the administration should have been aware of the threat from the group it says was behind the attack. as the u.s. targets one of those men, there are questions about legal rights and wrongs in the war on terror. new unemployment numbers...
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they trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: those words the strongest yet from president obama linking al qaeda and yemen to the failed attack. the president is also calling a high level meeting on tuesday with senior i were tell against and national security officials there. >>> there are a lot of moving parts to this picture. tuesday's meeting, general petraeus in yemen, the strong language from president obama. long standing history of al qaeda's activity in yemen dating back to the attack on the uss cole in 2000. so let's try to understand what's happening. peter bergen joins me now. tuesday's meeting, what will be on that agenda? >> obviously the question of what went wrong with the detroit bomber getting on the plane with the explosives. but in terms of yemen, i think it's significant that david petraeus was sent. there are a lot of other people you could send, the counter terrorism adviser has been to yemen, could you send the secretary of state, but you're sending a four star why not whose area of responsi
they trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: those words the strongest yet from president obama linking al qaeda and yemen to the failed attack. the president is also calling a high level meeting on tuesday with senior i were tell against and national security officials there. >>> there are a lot of moving parts to this picture. tuesday's meeting, general petraeus in yemen, the strong language from...
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. >> this is the last new classical building built in america. it was built in the 1920's and 1930's. the architect got money for it, and it is a very attractive building. has become the symbol of the supreme court. one of the justices who did a lot of work on it did not want to leave the former chambers, the basis of the senate. he said if we leave these offices in the senate, no one will ever hear of us again. but he was wrong. brandeis said he would not come in here, because this building is so elaborate. and he was right. but over time it has become a symbol of the third branch of government, and the need for stability and rule of law, which is what america stands for. >> the building was opened in 1935. before moving here, the justices met in different chambers in the capital. first we hear from jim o'hara about the stories and characters behind to move to get the court its own home. >> chief justice taft was the dynamic force that made the supreme court building possible. he was a former president of the united states. he is the only presid
. >> this is the last new classical building built in america. it was built in the 1920's and 1930's. the architect got money for it, and it is a very attractive building. has become the symbol of the supreme court. one of the justices who did a lot of work on it did not want to leave the former chambers, the basis of the senate. he said if we leave these offices in the senate, no one will ever hear of us again. but he was wrong. brandeis said he would not come in here, because this...
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(inaudible) >> america and the kurds are on the same side. just as it is with the arab iraqis. it's extremely safe. i'm not wearing a flak jacket yet. the military took off their body armor. but this may not last should the joint patrols backfire and conflict breaks out between the groups. there is much to fight for across the sweeping land. natural fault lines run in every direction. fox news. >> defense secretary robert gates is staying on for at least another year. gates met with president obama before christmas and agreed to keep running the pentagon. mr. obama asked gates to stay on the job shortly after winning the 2008 election. >>> we will find out what almost kept hillary clinton from taking the secretary of state job and republican party chairman michael steele is mad and he's michael steele is mad and he's not going to take it anymore. my joints ache so bad, i wake up in pain every day. i want to know why. i want to know why my hair is falling out. how did this happen? how did this happen? a little pain in my knee. that's how it started. that's how it started, this r
(inaudible) >> america and the kurds are on the same side. just as it is with the arab iraqis. it's extremely safe. i'm not wearing a flak jacket yet. the military took off their body armor. but this may not last should the joint patrols backfire and conflict breaks out between the groups. there is much to fight for across the sweeping land. natural fault lines run in every direction. fox news. >> defense secretary robert gates is staying on for at least another year. gates met with...
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arabian peninsula train him with the explosives and directed him to attack that airplane heading toward america. >> the administration has faced increasing scrutiny of the past week as more information about the suspect has come out, including why the agencies in charge of preventing terrorist attacks appeared to be caught by surprise. as a result, the president has called for agencies to share information more readily. after he returns from vacation, he plans to meet with intelligence and homeland security officials to try to resolve the current problems. >> i will do everything in my power to make sure our hard- working men and women in intelligence, not law enforcement, homeland security have the tools and resources they need. >> some experts believe the intelligence community needs to do a better job. >> having the information does not tell you much, but if you put it together with six other pieces, the picture emerges. they could not do that because the cia had not passed on the information in a timely manner. >> some meers have congress have called for hearings to determine which agency d
arabian peninsula train him with the explosives and directed him to attack that airplane heading toward america. >> the administration has faced increasing scrutiny of the past week as more information about the suspect has come out, including why the agencies in charge of preventing terrorist attacks appeared to be caught by surprise. as a result, the president has called for agencies to share information more readily. after he returns from vacation, he plans to meet with intelligence...
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broadband is working for america. >>> this week an ashburn virginia man is behind bars accused of stabbing two women with a sword. the suspect, richard muse. investigators were called to the area where they say muse assaulted his fiance along with a relative. both women were treated and released from the hospital. >>> fairfax county parents fought back against severe budget cuts proposed for the schools. the parents warned if the cuts go through, more than just the children will feel the pain. >> reporter: a group of virginia state lawmakers listened for hours as speakers fought to save funding for people with disabilities, public safety, arts and schools. >> they are playing russian roulette. >> reporter: a shortfall for fairfax county schools is forcing the superintendent to slash programs and services and increase class sizes. >> it's too many. >> reporter: elia attends churchill elementary where there are 34 students in his class. >> i don't know where they could physically put another desk in my child's classroom. >> reporter: she said the front desks are 12 inches away from the black
broadband is working for america. >>> this week an ashburn virginia man is behind bars accused of stabbing two women with a sword. the suspect, richard muse. investigators were called to the area where they say muse assaulted his fiance along with a relative. both women were treated and released from the hospital. >>> fairfax county parents fought back against severe budget cuts proposed for the schools. the parents warned if the cuts go through, more than just the children...
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engage america with conservative ideas and principle that really matter. we haven't done that in a long time. it's time we start to do it. we saw the success of it when we do. starting in new jersey. >> chris: talk if we can, not about the intra-party fights but what is going on between the two parties. look at the political landscape entering 2010. the party that holds the white house, you both know, traditionally loses seat in the first mid-term election. 16 seats in the house. i want to put up the real clear politics average on the poll question. which party do you favor for congress? it now has republicans up 2.8 points. last year, the democrats were up plus eight. governorga kaine, we're going to get to it finally, dodd and dorgan trailing in their state by double digits and both deciding to retire. how much trouble is your party in for november? >> chris, let me tell you something. we know we are running up a hill. if you go back to 1900, the average president in the first mid-term loses 28 house senates, four senate seats and governor races. we're r
engage america with conservative ideas and principle that really matter. we haven't done that in a long time. it's time we start to do it. we saw the success of it when we do. starting in new jersey. >> chris: talk if we can, not about the intra-party fights but what is going on between the two parties. look at the political landscape entering 2010. the party that holds the white house, you both know, traditionally loses seat in the first mid-term election. 16 seats in the house. i want...
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democrats did not share america's economic urgency. in my opinion, we would deserve to lose more seats. however, that is not the case. when i look at the members of our caucus, i see the urgency every day in the debate, in the eyes of our members, in their stories about their constituents every weekend. they talk to them throughout their communities. as we took our oaths of one year ago, we knew that things were not right in america -- when we took our oaths one year ago. families forced to leave their homes we saw it in small businesses laying off workers in the face of falling sales and rising health-care bills. we knew things were not right when our middle class had been running just to stand still for over a decade, and we knew that something was not right in a political culture that thrives for too long on easy choices, on the philosophy of deficits do not matter. publicly or personally. the entitlements, wars, and tax cuts for the privileged, all paid for with borrowed cash to be paid back by our children. for six years, a republ
democrats did not share america's economic urgency. in my opinion, we would deserve to lose more seats. however, that is not the case. when i look at the members of our caucus, i see the urgency every day in the debate, in the eyes of our members, in their stories about their constituents every weekend. they talk to them throughout their communities. as we took our oaths of one year ago, we knew that things were not right in america -- when we took our oaths one year ago. families forced to...
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that's what america believes in. that's the vision that is far more powerful than the hatred of these violent extremists. >> larry: we'll be back with our panel right after these words. (announcer) we understand. you want to grow internationally. >> larry: amanda camp ter, let's start with you. what does the president do about yemen? >> he has to get some kind of promise they will start producing members of al qaeda. reports earlier this week they arrested three people. we're going to need a heck of a lot more than that before we start sending troops in ourselves. >> larry: stephanie? >> well, you know, yeah, i mean, i think this points up, though, larry, why the bush administration had the wrong strategy on terrorism and have no grounds to criticize the president now. the worst security failure in our history happened on their watch, despite numerous warnings. then they let the people behind it go at tora bora, attack the wrong country in iraq. they have no credibility in his matter. are we going to bomb yemen now?
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in america. we saw in the lives of millions of americans out of work. and the families forced to leave their homes and the elderly down in the security of their retirement after lives of hard work. we saw it when small businesses laying off workers in the face of falling sales and rising healthcare costs and we knew things were not right when our middle class were running just to standstill for a decade and we knew something wasn't right in a political culture that thrived too long on easy choices. on the philosophy of deficits don't matter. publicly or personally, entitlements, wars and tax cuts for the privileged all paid for with borrowed cash. to be paid back by our children. for six years our republican colleagues had an unprecedented chance to put their ideology into law. and they did. and they drove our economy into a ditch. that failure is a fact. and we have to learn from that fact if we want to do better. but placing blame is not the point. because america's recovery is now our responsi
in america. we saw in the lives of millions of americans out of work. and the families forced to leave their homes and the elderly down in the security of their retirement after lives of hard work. we saw it when small businesses laying off workers in the face of falling sales and rising healthcare costs and we knew things were not right when our middle class were running just to standstill for a decade and we knew something wasn't right in a political culture that thrived too long on easy...
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over, he changed america vastly for the better. giving people ordinary people, the ability to buy a car a lot of people to go on vacation, and a lot of people take weekends off. i mean, it's incalculable, the gift that was provided there. and virtually every gift that has allowed the middle-class lifestyle, for better and worse, to emerge with the limbless choices that middle-class people have for this country today has come because of the creative ability of businesses. there is no lesson of any kind of that nature. and i write in the book about, you can go through the typical classes that people have, or even the holidays that they celebrate, we celebrate holidays, little kids learn about holidays. they never learned the pilgrims were part of a corporation. they had invested that they were here to make a profit or so were the people of jamestown. do we have -- and we have time for a few more questions? yes, the lady here. >> my name is emily. i am from england. i would just like to say i think you're a very charming man, but i'm
over, he changed america vastly for the better. giving people ordinary people, the ability to buy a car a lot of people to go on vacation, and a lot of people take weekends off. i mean, it's incalculable, the gift that was provided there. and virtually every gift that has allowed the middle-class lifestyle, for better and worse, to emerge with the limbless choices that middle-class people have for this country today has come because of the creative ability of businesses. there is no lesson of...
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that's the economic engine of america. just over half of the private sector employees work for small companies. we've got to pay attention to small companies if we're going to grow out of this economic problem. 44% of the total u.s. private payroll comes from small employers. 64% of the net new jobs over the past 15 years came from small businesses. 97.3% of all identified exporters came from small companies. and, madam president, on a per employee basis for those companies that applied for patents, small companies are -- have 13 times more patents per employee than larger companies. that's where innovation comes from. i know in new hampshire, i can tell you in maryland, i look at companies every day, small companies coming up with the innovation that's will lead america in the future. they come up with the new ways to deal with our problems. it's the small companies that are the most prolific in providing that type of innovation to our society. whether it's maryland, new hampshire or any of our states. so it's for that re
that's the economic engine of america. just over half of the private sector employees work for small companies. we've got to pay attention to small companies if we're going to grow out of this economic problem. 44% of the total u.s. private payroll comes from small employers. 64% of the net new jobs over the past 15 years came from small businesses. 97.3% of all identified exporters came from small companies. and, madam president, on a per employee basis for those companies that applied for...
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hello, america. i don't know if i've ever told you why i believe some of the things that i do or how i began my journey into believing what i do. it's funny the uber left tries to discredit me calling me a conspiracy theorist, because i've always made fun of conspiracy people. sometimes there are conspiracies and sometimes it's plain out in the open and you have to be willing to look at it. conspiracies aren't conspiracies when they're true and open. we have been closing the case this week on all of the things that we talked about last year. because we have to move on. we can't still sit here and say gee, i wonder if this is what they're doing. we have to move to the position of what are we going to do about it now? that's where we start next week. more and more americans are finding themselves where i am, in a place where you don't want to believe the stuff that you now do, even the stuff you would have thought a year ago was crazy now. but you do believe it. because you're honest with yourself. you
hello, america. i don't know if i've ever told you why i believe some of the things that i do or how i began my journey into believing what i do. it's funny the uber left tries to discredit me calling me a conspiracy theorist, because i've always made fun of conspiracy people. sometimes there are conspiracies and sometimes it's plain out in the open and you have to be willing to look at it. conspiracies aren't conspiracies when they're true and open. we have been closing the case this week on...
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peninsula trained him, equipped him with knows explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president says he is holding his security teams responsible and will meet with them tuesday. >> this includes making sure these communities and the people in them are coordinating effectively and held accountable at every level. >> reporter: the president of delta airlines is demanding answers in the wake of the failed attack. ceo richard anderson says you can be certain we will make our points very clearly in washington. the transportation safety administration has plans to send high level homeland security officials to several international airports. they will discuss security procedures for u.s.-bound flights that include the controversial full body security scanners. in new york, laura engles, fox news. >>> you heard about the health care overhaul in congress. >> but what do the health care workers have to say about it? we'll take you to howard university hospital to hear their take on hospital reform. >>> time square always packed on new year's eve but this year
peninsula trained him, equipped him with knows explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president says he is holding his security teams responsible and will meet with them tuesday. >> this includes making sure these communities and the people in them are coordinating effectively and held accountable at every level. >> reporter: the president of delta airlines is demanding answers in the wake of the failed attack. ceo richard...
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for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up to christmas day. >> so says the president in his public statement thursday. in a private meeting on tuesday with 20 trusted top officials, he was more frank and angrier. "this was a screw up that could have been disastrous. we dodged a bullet but just barely." the stern words of the u.s. commander in chief were caused by quote unquote systemic failure, his language, that prevented officials from gaining the data to stop a christmas day al qaeda terrorist plot. a 23-year-old nigerian citizen named oumar if a huk abdul -- umar farouk abdulmutallab. he carried deadly explosives concealed in his underwear. the plane crossed the atlantic and in the approach to the detroit runway, abdulmutallab tried to detonate the bob, it failed. he was then overpowered by passengers. catastro
for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up to christmas day. >> so says the president in his public statement thursday. in a private meeting on tuesday with 20 trusted top officials, he was more frank and...
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providing security assistance, it is america providing leadership and convincing yemen's neighbors, particularly arab states, saudi arabia and kuwait, and the arab league, to lead this particular effort to prevent the collapse of the yemen into being failed state. >> not yet failed. all right. we appreciate. so much more to learn about yemen. thank you for the discussion. >>> president obama, by the way, returning to washington this week. cnn's senior white house official ed henry has been traveling with the president in hawaii where the president is winding up his vacation. ed, wow. we know -- obviously, the president has a lot on his plate and as soon as he touches down in washington, what is priority number one? >> well, clearly, it is protecting the u.s. homeland. that's why we are seeing a very aggressive action when john brennan the president's homeland security adviser, was on the sunday talk shows today, outlining, you know, clearly shutting down at least temporarily the u.s. embassy in yemen because of threats there. beefing up transportation security. making sure that plan
providing security assistance, it is america providing leadership and convincing yemen's neighbors, particularly arab states, saudi arabia and kuwait, and the arab league, to lead this particular effort to prevent the collapse of the yemen into being failed state. >> not yet failed. all right. we appreciate. so much more to learn about yemen. thank you for the discussion. >>> president obama, by the way, returning to washington this week. cnn's senior white house official ed...
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last night after watching "america's most wanted" someone called the police and led them to a florida keys motel room. >> this is a weight lifted off of our shoulders obviously by making this apprehension. now i can tell you this family is safe and give them peace and let them get on with their healing process. >> reporter: this family described merhige as brilliant but unstable and said during the shootings he announced he had waited 20 years to do that. now they and people around here can know that paul merhige is finally in custody, david. >> nbc's michelle kosinski in miami, thanks for the report. >>> and california, a roof collapse has left two firefighters hospitalized this morning. the two were on the roof of the burning home in modesto when it collapsed, dropping them into the flames. their injuries are said to be extensive. a woman and her two children living in the home escaped without injuries. >> i felt so bad. i felt so bad for them. i just want to apologize to them and their family. i hope they're eokay. >> the woman says she tried to refill a generator with gas and ende
last night after watching "america's most wanted" someone called the police and led them to a florida keys motel room. >> this is a weight lifted off of our shoulders obviously by making this apprehension. now i can tell you this family is safe and give them peace and let them get on with their healing process. >> reporter: this family described merhige as brilliant but unstable and said during the shootings he announced he had waited 20 years to do that. now they and...
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bank of america following suit. some of the big banks following. some of the big banks guilty of this one. they're trying to shore up the balance sheet because of the changes going into effect february 2010 that are going to cost them big money. a lot of lost revenue. here's a way to make up for that. >> very few people i think read their statements. >> i just started to because of these changes going into effect. consumers everywhere should. >> word to the wise. >> yeah. >> thank you, vera. >>> still head -- high-stakes battles over tv programming. how the end result could mean you pay more for less programming. we are building a website by ourselves. announcer: there's an easier way. create your own business site with intuit websites. just choose a style, then customize, publish and get found. sweet. get a 30-day free trial at intuit.com. it will clean so deep, she'll never go back to you again. sorry. ♪ love stinks ♪ love stinks, yeah, yeah [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] new swiffer wetjet is redesigned. it cleans deep in corners. its solut
bank of america following suit. some of the big banks following. some of the big banks guilty of this one. they're trying to shore up the balance sheet because of the changes going into effect february 2010 that are going to cost them big money. a lot of lost revenue. here's a way to make up for that. >> very few people i think read their statements. >> i just started to because of these changes going into effect. consumers everywhere should. >> word to the wise. >>...
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and also all of the folks here at the new america foundation and thank you for coming very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] hello. happy new year. good to see you all. my new year's resolution? to me mr. nice guy up here. what do you say? [laughter] that is what my wife said my resolution and should be. i have nothing to start. have that it. >> what do date plan to do differently in read connection with the christmas bombing and it could another attack the eminent? >> i have never heard him express that kind of concern. as a former intelligence official himself, obviously he is a voracious consumer of intelligence. he is one who believes it is a vitally important component to our nation's security and one who cares very deeply about the health and capabilities of our intelligence community. obviously this department is the provider of the vast majority of the intelligence budget of this country. he is responsible for a large part of it as well. he pays close attention to it. as to whether or not, at the first part of the question? >> what would he do differently? >> fir
and also all of the folks here at the new america foundation and thank you for coming very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] hello. happy new year. good to see you all. my new year's resolution? to me mr. nice guy up here. what do you say? [laughter] that is what my wife said my resolution and should be. i have nothing to start. have that it. >> what do date plan to do differently in read connection with the christmas bombing and it could another attack the eminent? >> i...
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strong regions ours the central for a strong america. when it comes to development, it is time to throw out old policies that lead to pollution and sprawl and isolate our communities in the process. we need strategies that encourage smart development with quality public transportation to bring our communities together. [applause] >> that is why we will improve our partnership by working partnershiphud, epa, and make sure when it comes to development, energy, policy, and transportation altogether. we will put people to work and help people rebuild cities, roads, trains stations and other infrastructure. we will crete neighborhoods of opportunity. many neighborhoods have been economically distressed long before this crisis hit. for as long as many of us can remember. while the underlying causes may be under -- maybe deeply rooted and complicated, access to good jobs, affordable housing, convenient transportation that connects people. quality schools and health services. six streets and access to fresh and healthy food. -- safe streets and
strong regions ours the central for a strong america. when it comes to development, it is time to throw out old policies that lead to pollution and sprawl and isolate our communities in the process. we need strategies that encourage smart development with quality public transportation to bring our communities together. [applause] >> that is why we will improve our partnership by working partnershiphud, epa, and make sure when it comes to development, energy, policy, and transportation...
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lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, may they and all the world give thanks for the united states of glory now and forever. amen. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. >> this is a time of action restore bonds of trust, and we share the responsibility of listening to the american people. power. in addition to listening to the people, we also need to listen to each other. it is in that spirit, mr. president, that we invite you here today, and we're very grateful that you have accepted. in january, 2009, i promised that the republicans would stand with you when we believe your policies were in the best interest of our country. when it came to afghanistan, iraq, charter schools, teacher quality -- we did just that. when we disagreed, as we have on some major issues, i said that republicans would not just be the party of opposition, but we would also be the party a better solutions. we formed solutions groups to many of those major areas. they produced detailed alternatives that we have presented throughout the last year to y
lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, may they and all the world give thanks for the united states of glory now and forever. amen. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. >> this is a time of action restore bonds of trust, and we share the responsibility of listening to the american people. power. in addition to listening to the people, we also need to listen to each other. it is in that spirit, mr. president, that we invite you...
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this is c-span's america and the courts. next supreme court justice, ruth bader againstburg and melanne vs verveer. hometown, and this is my favorite lecture series, too. among our president's innovations, he created a new post at the state department, ambassador at large for global women's issues. and for that important post, he chose melanne verveer, an altogether fitting appointment, freeing women worldwide from fear and want and enabling them to develop their talents without artificial restraint is the mission of the new ambassadorship. with melanne at the helm, i anticipate women's rights will become central to human rights agenda. she has an extraordinary capacity for, and in her new job, she has become a globetrotter. functioning fully on not more than four hours of sleep a night, and i know how that is, she prolongs her workday and i'm told she's able to adjust to time changes instantly. indicative of her awesome efficiency, she turned out thanksgiving dinner for her family just 48 hours after she returned from an ar
this is c-span's america and the courts. next supreme court justice, ruth bader againstburg and melanne vs verveer. hometown, and this is my favorite lecture series, too. among our president's innovations, he created a new post at the state department, ambassador at large for global women's issues. and for that important post, he chose melanne verveer, an altogether fitting appointment, freeing women worldwide from fear and want and enabling them to develop their talents without artificial...
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, so on behalf of the washington monthly and a new america thanks for coming. we are here today to discuss this special report just released in the current issue of the washington monthly called the "the agent orange boomerang" which you can read it washington monthly.com. am ghaffari start ridges monta thanked america come less thank the staff of the washington and the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971 the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the herbicide agent orange across vietnam to defoliate dense jungle in order to better protect personnel and equipment from north to south and to destroy enemy crops. bats burring we now know left behind a residue of dioxin persisted in highly toxin-- toxic chemical and over the next two decades american soldiers who served in vietnam were forced to fight another war, this one to force their own government to recognize the damage done to their bodies into provide health care and other benefits they deserve. washington did so in 1991, when president george h. w. bush signed the agent orange
, so on behalf of the washington monthly and a new america thanks for coming. we are here today to discuss this special report just released in the current issue of the washington monthly called the "the agent orange boomerang" which you can read it washington monthly.com. am ghaffari start ridges monta thanked america come less thank the staff of the washington and the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971 the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the...
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the motel owners had recognized him from a preview of the show "america's most wanted." and then called the show's tip line. >> first thing the news flashed his face on the screen. and i go, you know, that's him. >> marriage had been camping out in this florida motel room lube alone under a fake name. he used only cash, stockpiled canned food, and had covered his blue toyota to conceal it. >> we can begin the process of mourning ask of groving. >> this is a first appearance hearing. >> now in custody, marriage faces four counts of first degree murder. mark strassman, cbs news, atlanta. >>> coming up on 9 news now at noon, we're in a deep freeze. and much of the country is coping with bitter cold temperatures. >>> we will have details in just a moment. >>> i am meteorologist howard bernstein. the deep freeze could last awhile. we will look at the temperatures and the trend for the rest of the week. we have snow flurries showing up on live doppler 9,000hd and maybe more than snow flurry is about the end of the week. we will are the full forecast when 9 news now at noon ret
the motel owners had recognized him from a preview of the show "america's most wanted." and then called the show's tip line. >> first thing the news flashed his face on the screen. and i go, you know, that's him. >> marriage had been camping out in this florida motel room lube alone under a fake name. he used only cash, stockpiled canned food, and had covered his blue toyota to conceal it. >> we can begin the process of mourning ask of groving. >> this is a...
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that is what america believes in. that is the vision that is far more powerful than the hatred of these extremists. here at home, we will strengthen our defenses, but we will not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifice is the open society and liberties we cherish as americans. because great and proud nations do not hide behind loss of suspicion and mistrust. that is exactly what our adversaries want, and so long as i am president, we will never hand them that victory. we will define the character of our country. not some small man intent on killing innocent men and women and children. that involves every american and every elected official can do our part. instead of giving into division, let's move forward with optimism and unity that defines us as a people. now is not a time for partisanship. it is a time for citizenship. a time to work together. that is what it means to be strong in the face of violent extremism. that is how we will prevail in this fight. and that is how we will protect our country and pass it
that is what america believes in. that is the vision that is far more powerful than the hatred of these extremists. here at home, we will strengthen our defenses, but we will not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifice is the open society and liberties we cherish as americans. because great and proud nations do not hide behind loss of suspicion and mistrust. that is exactly what our adversaries want, and so long as i am president, we will never hand them that victory. we will define the...
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what's always defined america is its ability to overcome even the most daunting difficulties. >>> on this first weekend of 2010, we're asking you to weigh in. so if you could suggest a new year's resolution for the u.s. government, what would it be? well, karen posted this on my facebook page -- >>> and robert wrote, stop it, just stop it. well, he could be talking about so many things, so i'm going to leave that up to you to interpret. but what do you think? what should the u.s. government resolve to do in 2010? you can weigh in on my facebook page. go to facebook.com and search for me holly firfer or e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. and you just might see your response on the air today. >>> fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal just in time for millions of people to watch the sugar bowl. now, fox had threatened to force time warner cable and another cable provider to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable channels. but a contract between the companies expired thursday, signals were extended as talks continued. the companies are
what's always defined america is its ability to overcome even the most daunting difficulties. >>> on this first weekend of 2010, we're asking you to weigh in. so if you could suggest a new year's resolution for the u.s. government, what would it be? well, karen posted this on my facebook page -- >>> and robert wrote, stop it, just stop it. well, he could be talking about so many things, so i'm going to leave that up to you to interpret. but what do you think? what should the...
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>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated talk show host, monica crowley. >> host: i am monica crowley, the host of a nationally syndicated radio program "the monica crowley show." i'm also a panelist on the mcglaughlin group and a political and foreign affairs analyst for the fox news channel. i am delighted to welcome to the program today brian jennings. brian is one of the nation's top talk radio programmers. he served more than a decade as a national vice president of top programming for citadel broadcasting. he is an authority on talk radio. everybody in the industry knows
>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated...
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there's a tv pilot for nbc called "funny in farsi," which is an iranian family living in america. it's from a book by an iranian author, an american named firza doumah. which could help present more iranians to the western world. and i think that what's happening right now with the green movement as well is we're seeing iranians fighting for democracy and freedom and doing things that we had never known iranians as. in the past we'd always known iran as the place where the hostages were taken or, again, the "not without my daughter" type example. but now i think the west is seeing and the rest of the world is seeing that iranians do want democracy, we do want freedom, and that we're good people. and i think there's these movements happening within hollywood as well. the movie "prince of persia" is coming out which i believe presents us in a positive light. there are some good things happening. >> maybe it will be like bollywood, it will be iraniwood or something like that. >> i hope so. >> maz, bobak, azar, and rudi, thank you. happy new year to you and best of luck zplp thank you
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lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, mayday in all the world give banks -- thanks and give you glory, now and forever, amen. >> amen. >> this is a serious time for our nation. it is a time for anxiety for millions of our fellow citizens. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. they believe the government has stopped listening to them. the people are supposed to be in we hope to restore the bonds of trust, and we share the responsibility of listening to the american people. they are the ones who put us in power. in addition to listening to the people, we also need to listen to each other. it is in that spirit, mr. president, that we invite you here today, and we're very grateful that you have accepted. in january, 2009, i promised that the republicans would stand with you when we believe your policies were in the best interest of our country. when it came to afghanistan, iraq, charter schools, teacher quality -- we did just that. when we disagreed, as we have on some major issues, i said that republicans would not just be the p
lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, mayday in all the world give banks -- thanks and give you glory, now and forever, amen. >> amen. >> this is a serious time for our nation. it is a time for anxiety for millions of our fellow citizens. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. they believe the government has stopped listening to them. the people are supposed to be in we hope to restore the bonds of trust, and we share the...
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plants across america. nearly 200,000 jobs create we see beyond cars. >> cvron. this is thpower of human energy. >> were intel, sponsors of tomorrow. the national science fouation. supporti education and rearch across all fields of science and engiering. and with the ongoingupport of these stitutions and foundations. and... this program was me possible by the corporation for public broadcastin and by contributio to your pbs statn from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: t official story of how the airline bo plot eluded u.s. security was ma public day, and at the white house, president obama orded changes in t handling of information on potential threats the report said the gornment had sufficient iormation to potentially disrupthe plot. it faulted u.s. intelligenceor failinto focus more resources on the al qaeda grp that claimed respsibility for the attempted attack. and itaid the c.i.a. and the national countererrorism center did not searcall available databases for the nigerian charged with e attempted bombing. newsho correspondent kwame holm begins our co
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as he came on out and seen how america was really feeling he came to the right. and he told everybody, he said he could be our president too, but he hasn't tried to be our president on the right. it just forced us through no matter how we felt and it's turned people off. because he told us - when he was running that he would run and help us and run in the middle but he hasn't. he turned all the way to the left. put special deals in and all those dollars in which he has no business doing. and he's down lot of stuff to harm our country stins since the day he walked. democrats shut their eyes and think e we can do what we want because we have the power. host: did you vote? who did you support. caller: obama. host: who did you vote in the election this year? guest: the guy that won. for people to get jobs back they shut their eyes to everything and said we got the power so we're going to push what we want. host: julie, what would you like to see them do? caller: well he don't have to stand up there every day and cuss the banks and talk about all the stuff that's - an
as he came on out and seen how america was really feeling he came to the right. and he told everybody, he said he could be our president too, but he hasn't tried to be our president on the right. it just forced us through no matter how we felt and it's turned people off. because he told us - when he was running that he would run and help us and run in the middle but he hasn't. he turned all the way to the left. put special deals in and all those dollars in which he has no business doing. and...
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>> bladder toughness. >> reporter: and, they say, america's going soft. dane placco, fox news. >> i can relate. >>> coming up next at 10, the recession is fueling some creative energy. >> see how the tough economic times are leading to new inventions. we're coming back at you. >> one woman is making big bucks off of your trash with millions of americans out of work, some of the unemployed are taking matters into their own hands and as karina sun reports, they're finding a niche in the market. >> reporter: other people's trash could be treasure for tawanda mobley. she invented the glam cam, a portable glass container that can be posted. she thought about the invention for awhile but getting laid off from her job at the bank was the incentive she needed to make it a reality. i said to myself, you know, i have this great idea and i have been working on it, so let me move forward on it. >> reporter: experts say tough economic times often lead to new inventions. as people out of work have more time available and are more willing to take risks. >> the nu
>> bladder toughness. >> reporter: and, they say, america's going soft. dane placco, fox news. >> i can relate. >>> coming up next at 10, the recession is fueling some creative energy. >> see how the tough economic times are leading to new inventions. we're coming back at you. >> one woman is making big bucks off of your trash with millions of americans out of work, some of the unemployed are taking matters into their own hands and as karina sun...
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how many are frustrated or disappointed with republican party this is what is going on in america. how many of you voted in the last election? >> guest: that's good news. i'm thrilled when i see that. because oftentimes what i'm talking to young people they are very cynical about the political structure. they are all steven colbert fans and mock politicians but i'm glad to see that you guys got involved. >> host: we will go to david joining from springfield massachusetts on the independent line actually brian i apologize from michigan on the democrats line. go ahead, bryan. >> guest: have a lot of respect its laws of to do over the years. one of the greatest tools we have as americans is news media of course house. how can politicians hide away from direct questions such as you are getting right now? news conferences? we depend on the media to ask direct questions and try to get direct answers but it is a president, whether it is this president or the last president does not come out in front of them and avail themselves of questions how can we learn more about where they are going
how many are frustrated or disappointed with republican party this is what is going on in america. how many of you voted in the last election? >> guest: that's good news. i'm thrilled when i see that. because oftentimes what i'm talking to young people they are very cynical about the political structure. they are all steven colbert fans and mock politicians but i'm glad to see that you guys got involved. >> host: we will go to david joining from springfield massachusetts on the...
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this is the cradle of democracy for virginia and america. governor thomas jefferson designed this capitol building. governor patrick henry came here for the laying of its cornerstone. i am humbled today to follow in their historic footsteps. the general assembly first convened in this new building during the first term of america's first president and my favorite, virginia's george washington. [applause] behind me in the pro tunda are the busts of the eight virginians who became president of the united states. it was here that robert everyone lee, the son of a governor, was commissioned as the young nation split into war. it was here just four years later that president abraham lincoln came to begin the process of reuniting a war-torn nation, walking the streets of a still smowldering richmond. it was here 125 years after lincoln's visit that a grandson of slaves, l. douglas wilder took the oath of office as the nation's first african-american governor. [applause] and it is here today that an average middle class kid from fairfax county, the
this is the cradle of democracy for virginia and america. governor thomas jefferson designed this capitol building. governor patrick henry came here for the laying of its cornerstone. i am humbled today to follow in their historic footsteps. the general assembly first convened in this new building during the first term of america's first president and my favorite, virginia's george washington. [applause] behind me in the pro tunda are the busts of the eight virginians who became president of...
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caller: i'm kind of curious on white america thinks -- why america thinks we can go to afghanistan and make change when the soviets were in afghanistan for many years, lost many, many, many soldiers, and still accomplished nothing. ñhost: mark mazzetti. guest: and british before then. afghanistan is a place -- it is liche now, but it became known as the graveyard of empires, because these great, powerfulç countries went there and got bogged down. that is a lot of the criticism çof expand america's military presence there,çç is that youe % into a place where they are not open the expectt( -- not only accepted, and where they don't understand the culture. now, there are lessons of history that the military say they have learned, and that they will not repeat the soviet experience. however, the caller is right to be concerned about why will the u.s. do this better? after all, it has been 80 years that the u.s. has been there. -- been 8 years that the u.s. has been there. host: where else does the cia have a presence in efforts against al qaeda? guest: well, they have expanded the
caller: i'm kind of curious on white america thinks -- why america thinks we can go to afghanistan and make change when the soviets were in afghanistan for many years, lost many, many, many soldiers, and still accomplished nothing. ñhost: mark mazzetti. guest: and british before then. afghanistan is a place -- it is liche now, but it became known as the graveyard of empires, because these great, powerfulç countries went there and got bogged down. that is a lot of the criticism çof expand...
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the united states of america will also force the partnerships that this undertaking demands. we'll partner with the haitian people, that includes the government of haiti, which needs our support, as they recover from the devastation of this earthquake. it also includes the manyç haitian americans who are determined to help their friends and family. and i have asked vice president biden to meet in south florida this weekend with members of the haitian american community and will responders who are mobilizing to help the haitian people. we will partnerçç with the un nations and its dedicated personnel and peacekeepers, especiallyç those from brazil o are already on the ground due to their outstanding peacekeeping efforts there. i want to say that our hearts go out to the united nations which has experienced one of the greatest losses in its history. we have no doubt that we can carry on the work that was done by so many of the u.n. effort that had been lost, and we see that theirç legacy is haiti's hope for the future. we will partner with other nations and organizati
the united states of america will also force the partnerships that this undertaking demands. we'll partner with the haitian people, that includes the government of haiti, which needs our support, as they recover from the devastation of this earthquake. it also includes the manyç haitian americans who are determined to help their friends and family. and i have asked vice president biden to meet in south florida this weekend with members of the haitian american community and will responders who...
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you still at -- the drug in eradication in latin america and south america. and you still have enormous quantities of cocaine being produced there. in afghanistan, we have tried to do crop substitution crop the revocation. and we have somewhat gathered -- rebelthe opium harvest is 20% or so below what it can has been in previous years. the long-term answer is that you have stated -- you have to have a decently functioning economy so that people can live without producing drugs. that takes a long time. if we think that war is worth conducting, we will have to conduct it even in the presence of an opium harvest. we can do what we can, but we are not going to wipe it out because no sensible farmer in a deeply impoverished place like that is going to agree to forgo a big cash crop like opium in favor of something that does not earn him very much money. it is a terrible problem. host: james traub with us talking about the role of vice president biden. guest: it is easier to stay in completed policies, but in terms of the state's -- is easier to say "in completed p
you still at -- the drug in eradication in latin america and south america. and you still have enormous quantities of cocaine being produced there. in afghanistan, we have tried to do crop substitution crop the revocation. and we have somewhat gathered -- rebelthe opium harvest is 20% or so below what it can has been in previous years. the long-term answer is that you have stated -- you have to have a decently functioning economy so that people can live without producing drugs. that takes a...
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we will take revenge for his death in america and outside america. there's a curse on every person. >> you hear them making references to baitullah mehsud, the former leader of the taliban in pakistan. he was killed last summer. nic robertson had been talking with malawi, his family, in amman, jordan. nic, hello to you. it leaves a lot of people scratching their heads that the family is not denying it, not necessarily saying he didn't do it. instead, some are actually proud of it. >> reporter: his wife has said she is proud of him. i spoke to his father a little while ago. he said he was very upset. he said he was upset about the people that had done this to his son. he implied people intentionally brainwashed him. but when we asked him, you know, who do you mean here specifically, he seems to be implying that he thinks the intelligence agencies who were trying to run his son as an agent to get inside al qaeda are responsible for what happened. he was asked whether or not what he thought about the fact that people were killed by his son. he said if t
we will take revenge for his death in america and outside america. there's a curse on every person. >> you hear them making references to baitullah mehsud, the former leader of the taliban in pakistan. he was killed last summer. nic robertson had been talking with malawi, his family, in amman, jordan. nic, hello to you. it leaves a lot of people scratching their heads that the family is not denying it, not necessarily saying he didn't do it. instead, some are actually proud of it....
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it looks like you're going to be out there, you know, protecting america from terrorists. how do you think it's going? and he didn't want to talk a whole lot. finally, and/or, one question for you. when your grandchildren as you, dad and grandfather, what did you do during the global war on terror, are you going to tell them the truth? and we politely ended the conversation. and that's as close to a dramatic and satisfactory moment as i've had, and i believe it to others to find something more positive in it than i have. but i haven't found the worst either. it's just great. >> i think everyone else has expressed a lot of the range of different emotions and feelings. and you know, having been involved in is for a number of years now since the first case, it went to the supreme court, you know, you kind of forget how time goes on, time goes on. and you know, your life you think about where you were, where markers in your life and your family, and yet the hard thing i think is to think that a your clients and clients of other lawyers are just sitting there at guantanamo, or
it looks like you're going to be out there, you know, protecting america from terrorists. how do you think it's going? and he didn't want to talk a whole lot. finally, and/or, one question for you. when your grandchildren as you, dad and grandfather, what did you do during the global war on terror, are you going to tell them the truth? and we politely ended the conversation. and that's as close to a dramatic and satisfactory moment as i've had, and i believe it to others to find something more...
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it called for equal rights in america and was dwopted at the first women's rights convention in seneca falls, new york. one of the brave women who participated wrote about her experience in her mem waters. she was 19 years old. she was a glove maker. and her life was pretty miserable. she worked long hours, with no hope of keeping her meager wages. she could not own property. she could not vote. she could not get a divorce. if she found herself in a bat marriage. so she decided to go to this women's rights convention in hopes of securing a better life. and she wrote that she was terrified that nobody else would be going. but as the sun came up, at first, the road was empty. but then at a cross road, she saw women and men in carriages, wagons, and on foot. gradually they formed a long procession to equality. thanks to people like justice ginsburg, thanks to so many others ordinary and not so ordinary people who are leading change around the world and creating progress for themselves and all of us, we are still on that road, however. women from every continent continue on that road toget
it called for equal rights in america and was dwopted at the first women's rights convention in seneca falls, new york. one of the brave women who participated wrote about her experience in her mem waters. she was 19 years old. she was a glove maker. and her life was pretty miserable. she worked long hours, with no hope of keeping her meager wages. she could not own property. she could not vote. she could not get a divorce. if she found herself in a bat marriage. so she decided to go to this...